Dr. Nayyar was originally visiting US (visiting professor at Princeton University) from June until August. He was requested to take some time out for a few talks in the United States. He will be on the East Coast until the end of August after which he is flying to south & then west. He will then depart for Pakistan from the west coast by end of September. Here is a list of his scheduled talks. We got the latest possible date in August.

From time to time, we have invited and interacted with folks who have ground experience in matters related to the development of Pakistan. Dr Nayyar would be our third guest, the previous two being Sami Mustafa and Ali Raza Khan. I am hoping this talk will inform and educate us on the research conducted by Dr. Nayyar.

I have found such interactions, especially the informal gathering & Q/A before the actual talk, to be a very valuable learning experience. Being distant from the physical location of the project and other related factors that come with it, these talks shine a different light on the development as it is taking place on the ground. Moreover, the people who we invite to speak have usually spent a huge amount of time with the very same people whose lives we want to improve. It is very important for us to get as close as possible to the people we want to help in order to better understand them and their needs.

Besides, ADP's own learning, I hope this talk will attract other interested individuals.

Can we contact Boston-area Pakistani professors and scholars to participate in a panel discussion?

I think it is a good idea which probably requires more thinking. I wouldnn't want to invite two other professors just for the sake of creating a panel of three. There are pros and cons of both setup - individual speaker VS a panel. Does anyone have names that we can think of inviting ? Chances are, the overall program length will increase from 2 hours to probably 4 or more hours if we want the speakers to talk in depth about their research/subject.

That sounds like the right approach. In addition, I wonder if we can strategically place some flyers. The event should hold interest beyond the South Asian communities... I'll think more about where else we could promote it. Does anyone have any ideas?

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